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Yoof need a reality check
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Mr._Pricklepants wrote: »I know how it feels.
Whenever I log on here (when I'm not surfing the Saga website), I find out how useless, redundant and greedy I am. Furthermore, I have stolen it all from the young, who will deny me healthcare and a pension as punishment. Thanks for that.
You're not old enough for Saga are you?;)"If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
tiger_eyes wrote: »These threads about how lazy and worthless and useless young people are really upset me. I work 80+ hours a week running my own business. I worked the last 35 days straight (that's not a typo) and it's not looking good for getting a day off in February either. My entire life is ruled by work. And whenever I log onto this forum to try and get a break, this thread is at the top telling me that I need to work harder. Thanks for that.
All the comments are generalisations and nobody need take it to heart it it doesn't apply to them.
Re the comment about what is 'yoof' I think the general impression of the older generation is that until about the age of 30 many live a lifestyle which used to be mostly limited to teenagers. That's fair enough, but it's not normally consistent with saving up for the deposit on a house.
The "battle" between "yoof" and "boomers" on this forum appeared to start with a few trolls -- mostly lefties but not all -- who decided to start threads attacking the older generation for alleged greed, selfishness, destroying the planet etc etc. It took off from there. I have put all these cretins on Ignore now so unless someone reposts them I don't see the mindless claptrap that they put up.No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions. He had money as well.
The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
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GeorgeHowell wrote: »All the comments are generalisations and nobody need take it to heart it it doesn't apply to them.
Exactly! I just see these threads (and there seem to be so many of them ........... or threads that mysteriously morph into the subject of Old versus Young!) as a bit of a laugh.
The misconceptions about both groups are silly, sad and hilarious in equal measures.
The truth is that most young and most oldies are decent, hard-working individuals who get along perfectly well and have absolutely no issues with those at the other end of the age spectrum.
Go hug a granny ........... or a yoof
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